Two buses full of Wisconsin teachers arrived in Milwaukee on Saturday after a day in Chicago supporting tens of thousands of teachers there who have been on strike all week over disagreements with wages and their health benefits.

"When we were in Madison, it was our fight, and we were so focused on being there to change things about our unions, but when we were there, it was so nice to reciprocate all the solidarity they showed to us when we were in Madison," said Melissa Bollow-Temple, a Milwaukee teacher.

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The group of Wisconsin teachers said they felt re-energized being in Chicago after Friday's late ruling, when a Dane County judge struck down parts of the state's collective bargaining law that could now bring teachers and city workers back to the bargaining table.

This group of Milwaukee public school teachers said they're ecstatic over the judge's decision to overrule parts of Act 10, but they are proceeding with caution.

"It would be amazing if we could get our collective bargaining back. So many teachers are so nervous about what's coming up next year. We're really looking at a lot of changeover with teachers retiring if things don't change," said Bollow-Temple.

The collective bargaining law still remains largely in effect for state workers, but attorneys for the Madison Teachers Union and the Municipal Union in Milwaukee will have their bargaining rights restored back to before the time Act 10 passed.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said the issue now is how the ruling makes its way through the court.

"I'm not surprised at all by the judge's ruling in his decision to strike down Act 10. I think the issue now is how much the state's Supreme Court will politicize this issue," said Barrett.

Gov. Scott Walker's office isn't backing off the fight and has already working to file an appeal.

"I think you've got an activist judge in Dane County like you've seen so many times in the past. Ultimately, we're confident that when it comes to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, the law will be upheld," said Walker.